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09-Apr-15 - 09:32 AM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: does your brown ale lose its flavour in
Subject: Lyr Add: THE DOWDY STREETS OF JARROW (Ed Pickford)
"Subject: Lyr Add: THE DOWDY STREETS OF JARROW (Ed Pickford) From: GUEST,Ed Pickford Date: 19 May 05 - 04:41 AM
Hi there this is Ed Pickford. Here are as many of the lyrics of The 'Dowdy Streets of Jarrow' I can remember. Feel free to organise them as you wish.
THE DOWDY STREETS OF JARROW [A parody on the Dowy Dens of Yarrow]
There is a tale I'll sing about A tale of grief and sorrow About a girl from Felling Square Who was courting strong in Jarrow
The lady went to see her da And said that on the morrow That she would wed that teddy boy On in the dowdy street of Jarrow
Oh daughter dear my daughter dear Why can't you find another? Or you'll end up a right owld drudge Like did your dear old mother
The brother called his gang to him And said that on that morrow That they would "do" that teddy boy On the dowdy streets of Jarrow
The ted he walked up through the close Where the streets are broad and narrow And there he spied 9 Felling lads Come to do him in - in Jarrow
Well there he flew and there he slew And there he wounded saely Til her brother John came in beyond And licked him most unfairly
His belt lay round his bleeding fist He was beaten to a shadow And there he lay all broken and torn On the dowdy streets of Jarrow
He called his lady unto him To ease his grief and sorrow But she's found another at the Drill Hall dance While he lies dead in Jarrow
You can find more of my stuff if you type 'Ed Pickford' into a search engine. I did not include the parody in my songbook. Best wishes always Ed Pickford"